He advised Harold Wilson in the 1960s, even writing speeches for him on economic matters.

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He'd held several communications posts at GE, including a three-year stint writing speeches for Jack Welch in the late 1970s.

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However, Elance attracts a good number of professionals with specialized skills in niches such as writing speeches and developing websites.

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He always had a gift with words in terms of writing them and writing speeches but he's unable to deliver them.

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Mr Summers is now advising and writing speeches for the environmentally correct vice-president, and hoping presumably to serve in his forthcoming green administration.

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"I can hardly imagine Mr Klaus or Mr Zeman sitting at Prague Castle and writing speeches - they are both political animals, literally, " he said.

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He first started writing speeches for Virginia Governor Charles S. Robb and went on to found his own communications consulting organization, Public Words, in 1997.

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Writing speeches, annual reports, investor communications.

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In any case, it's no different from a chief executive having a PR person writing their speeches.

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As ambassadors they are required to tell their friends and neighbors about their experiences -- through writing, blogging, photographs and speeches.

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